Shattered Sea Eagles players walked straight to the dressing sheds after their golden point loss to the Knights, snubbing an 18-year tradition to honour a club legend who is battling cancer.
Paul Gallen has come clean on an embarrassing detail of his Cronulla captaincy, leaving Andrew Johns and Cameron Smith in stitches.
The Knights were booed off the field by their own fans at half time. They went on to produce one of the most memorable wins in the club’s history with a golden point victory over the shellshocked Sea Eagles.
From the brother of the game’s best player to the son of a current NRL coach, and a ready-made Kalyn Ponga replacement – these are the prodigies ready to make their first grade debuts.
At their best Manly resemble premiership contenders and at their worst they fumble their way through matches. All of it was on show on Saturday night as the Sea Eagles snapped a three game losing streak against Penrith.
The Sea Eagles were far too strong for Penrith on Saturday night, subjecting the premiers to a scarcely believable place on the NRL ladder.
Canberra coach Ricky Stuart has broken his silence on Jamal Fogarty’s potential exit by taking a swipe at the playmaker’s agent for failing to turn up to a scheduled meeting.
The Sea Eagles have lost three on the trot to drop out of the top eight, but the return of Tom Trbojevic has them primed to go on a run before the State of Origin period.
Manly’s forward stocks have taken another serious hit with experienced front-rower Toff Sipley copping a four-game ban at the judiciary on Tuesday night.
Anthony Seibold wants to blame the NRL schedule for the Sea Eagles’ poor form – but the real issue runs deeper, leaving the club with a tough captaincy call to make around Daly Cherry-Evans, writes PHIL ROTHFIELD.
Sea Eagles coach Anthony Seibold has questioned the NRL schedule after his side was forced to play a third game in 11 days, with players only having 20 minutes of proper field sessions this week on the back of their long flight from Perth.
The Dragons are in the top eight after holding off a spirited Manly comeback for their second win at Brookvale in 17 years.
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